This CAMHs best practice session focusing on Looked After Children was held on 18th March 2016 (Oxford) and delegates heard from an excellent range of speakers .
Details and resources can be found here: (N.B. some presentations are not included at the request of our speakers)
Evaluation
In total 83 people registered for the event of which 44 (53%) gave us feedback which was extremely positive. Respondents indicated that they found all aspects of the day relevant and informative; they found the foster carer perspective particularly enlightening. Attendees also said that they had found it useful to hear about attachment patterns in looked after children, systematic considerations for professionals working with children in care, the barriers facing children in care in relation to education and the role of the virtual school, plus an overview from the LAC designated nurse perspective. People also found it useful to gain an insight into the evidence and statistical information available as well as having the opportunity to network with colleagues who are working elsewhere in the system.
The main themes of the feedback were:
· 77% of respondents said that they found the foster carer perspective particularly enlightening | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
· 68% of respondents were interested to hear about attachment patterns in looked after children | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
· 60% of respondents said that they found it useful to hear about the systematic considerations for professionals working with children in care | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
· 41% of respondents were interested to hear about barriers facing children in care in relation to education and the role of the virtual school · 29% of respondents were interested to hear the Looked After Children (LAC) nurse perspective |
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When asked what aspects of CAMHS and Looked After Children people felt it would also have been helpful to cover, suggestions received were as follows:
Delegates indicated that they would also be interested in the following:
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